Dick Grayson was an 8-year-old acrobat, the youngest of a family act called the "Flying Graysons". A gangster named Boss Zucco (loosely based on actor Edward G. Robinson's Little Caesar character) had been extorting money from the circus and killed Grayson's parents, John and Mary, by sabotaging their trapeze equipment as a warning against defiance. Batman investigated the crime and, as his alter ego millionaire Bruce Wayne, had Dick put under his custody as a legal ward. Batman rigorously trained the boy, teaching him physical fighting and detective skills, During this time he came to love Batman as a second father. Together they investigated Zucco and collected the evidence needed to bring him to justice.
ABOUT BURT WARD:
“Robin has just walked into my office.” Fitzsimons said to Bill Dozier after Burton Gervis left his office. Burt, who changed his name to Burt Ward, had no training as an actor. But he was exactly what the producers were looking for. Bill Dozier said, “Burt Ward was a very eager kid. He didn’t have a dime. He had been living on cashed-in pop bottles before he did Robin.”
The producers didn’t test anyone else. They knew that they had their hero. For three season Burt Ward dazzled us with is famous “Holy something or other” After Batman Burt toured and made appearances at comic shows and on T.V. shows.
Real Name: Richard Grayson
Occupation: Bruce Wayne's Ward, Hero
Marital Status: Single
Base of Operations:Gotham
Height: 5ft. 10in
Weight: 175 Lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
First Appearance: Hi Diddle Riddle
Portrayed By: Burt Ward
POWERS
None
ABILITIES
Brillant athlete and acrobat; master of many forms of hand-to-hand physical combat as well as weaponry; superb reasoning and deductive ability; mastery of many advanced forms of disguises and acting.
• Above Average: Advanced human strength beyond most atheletes though not superhuman.
WEAPONS
• Batarang: The main weapon of choice
• The Utility Belt: Everything under the sun can be found in Batman's Utility Belt
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